The Orioles open their Grapefruit League schedule today with 1:05 p.m. exhibition against the Detroit Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla.
As manager Buck Showalter indicated, most starters won’t make the trip and instead work out...

Oliver Drake looked quite comfortable in the clubhouse of the Orioles' Ed Smith Stadium spring training complex. Whether standing at his locker talking to a reporter or playing pingpong against top prospect Dylan Bundy, the former Navy pitcher seemed...

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters will be behind the plate in a game-like setting for the first time since May when he starts in Sunday's intrasquad game on the Ed Smith Stadium main field.
Wieters, who had elbow ligament reconstruction surgery last June 16,...

Being in a different organization for the first time in his professional career, Orioles outfielder-first baseman Chris Parmelee compares this spring training to being the new kid in school.
"You've been in one school your whole life, and now you're...

The Orioles will get their first glimpse of a few newcomers to the organization, including Rule 5 selections Jason Garcia and Logan Verrett, during next week’s minicamp in Sarasota, Fla.
Among the pitchers scheduled to attend the minicamp, which will run Monday through Wednesday at the Ed Smith Stadium complex, are top pitching prospects Dylan Bundy, Kevin Gausman and Hunter Harvey.
Garcia, 22, was acquired from the Houston Astros, who selected him with the fourth pick in the Rule 5 draft last...

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal was a full participant at practice Tuesday for the second straight day. He initially hoped to make his season debut against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, but coach Randy Wittman did not rule out the possibility of Beal, out since Oct. 10 with a broken left wrist, playing tonight against the Dallas Mavericks for the 7-2 Wizards. Beal averaged 17.1 points per game last season, his second in the NBA.
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The Orioles have kept relief pitcher Oliver Drake in the organization, signing the right-hander to a major league deal, the club announced Tuesday.
Drake, 27, became a minor league free agent after this past season. By signing a major league deal, he joins the organization's 40-man roster for the second time in his career. The Orioles now have 34 players on their 40-man roster.
Drake led the Eastern League with 31 saves while pitching for Double-A Bowie in 2014. He was 2-4 with a 3.08 ERA and 71...

The Orioles have until Thursday to set their 40-man organizational roster in order to protect minor leaguers from being selected in next month’s Rule 5 draft.
Over the next two days, the Orioles will have to make several tough decisions on which players to protect. After signing right-handed reliever Oliver Drake to a major league deal Tuesday, the Orioles now have 34 players on the 40-man roster and figure to keep a few spots open in case they make free-agent moves like re-signing Nick Markakis...

The Orioles added four players to their 40-man roster last week and are expected to sign infielder Rey Navarro to a major league contract this week, putting their suddenly crowded 40-man roster at 38 players.
So where’s the space for the Orioles to add free agents, especially if they are to sign Nick Markakis and Nelson Cruz? They certainly want to keep one spot open for the Rule 5 draft on Dec. 11.
The Orioles offered right-handed reliever Oliver Drake a major league deal to keep him in the...

A cast of minor league veterans and intriguing prospects are hitting the cover off the ball for Double-A Bowie, including first base prospect Christian Walker and outfielder Dariel Alvarez.
Walker, despite not being on the 40-man roster and being behind Norfolk first baseman Brett Wallace on the proverbial depth chart, is being mentioned in some circles as an internal candidate to replace an injured Chris Davis in the short term. That speculation is likely premature, given his relative inexperience...